The old man in the Blue Robe stood calmly atop the hill, quietly awaiting his enemy.
Zuo Qiu's gaze quickly locked onto the old man in the Blue Robe as well. Their qi sensed one another, and at first sight, both knew that the other was his opponent.
As the large force drew near, Zuo Qiu leaped up and strode through the air, crossing two hundred zhang to reach the other side of the hill.
Standing on a treetop with his long Dao Coin over his shoulder, he grinned. "Has everyone here been evacuated? No matter. The Blood Soul of someone beyond grandmaster is worth more than any number of True Martial Realm practitioners. You're that Gu Yuanqing... no, you must be the person behind Gu Yuanqing, right?"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Gu Yuanqing on the mountain opposite. "I was wondering how someone barely over twenty could attain such cultivation in this barren land. That one must be the so-called Gu Yuanqing, then?"
The old man in the Blue Robe felt a little apprehensive. His opponent appeared to stand casually atop the tree, but viewed through Divine Intent, the burly man's blood energy blazed skyward like flames, almost taking physical form and manifesting in the world. Countless human faces kept surfacing within that blood energy, every one brimming with oppressive resentment.
This was a mighty expert who had reached the Perfected Dao Embryo stage and ignited his Fire Dao! He was already beyond grandmaster. No wonder the tens of thousands of elite soldiers on South Goose Path had been slaughtered despite forming a battle array.
And there was the great Dao Coin on his shoulder. A faint red glow shimmered over its hilt as though it were alive, as though a ferocious beast lurked within, ready